Conor Benn looked electric with 80-second TKO of Samuel Vargas

Conor Benn came out blazing fast against Samuel Vargas in their welterweight matchup and ended Vargas night in 80 seconds. 

Many thought that veteran boxer Samuel Vargas would give young Conor Benn a problem.

They were wrong.

Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) took care of Vargas in 80 seconds. He didn’t give Vargas a chance to get halfway through the first round.

Throughout his five-year professional career, people have questioned Benn’s legitimacy as a boxer. He’s the son of former two-division world champion Nigel Benn. Benn’s last name has garnered him interest and scrutiny.

Children of famous boxers inherit an obscene amount of pressure and usually can’t live up to the unrealistic expectations thrust upon them because of their famous fathers’ legacies. So far, Benn has measured up well to the hype, and his April 10 wipeout of Vargas further solidifies his merit as a top welterweight.

Vargas (31-7-2, 14 KOs) has been in against some of the best welterweights in the world but lost to all of them. He has been knocked out by Errol Spence Jr., Danny Garcia, Vergil Ortiz Jr., and now Benn.

Before his shockingly quick defeat to Benn, the earliest Vargas had been knocked out came against Spence in 2014. Spence took him out in the fourth round. That makes Benn’s performance look even better.

Conor Benn looked dominant against Samuel Vargas and is ready for the next challenge. He would prefer Amir Khan.

Benn vs. Vargas was staged at London’s Copper Box Arena in Benn’s home country of England. Benn came out aggressively throwing power punches from the start. It didn’t take long for one of his right hands to hurt Vargas.

Around 70 seconds into the fight, Benn caught Vargas with a right cross to the head. Vargas backed up, and Benn knew he had Vargas in trouble. He continued an unrelenting attack that drove Vargas into the ropes.

Once there, Benn unleashed a right uppercut that further stunned Vargas and connected with a right hook that made Vargas go momentarily limp on his feet. The referee noticed Vargas’s moment of vulnerability and waved off the fight while Vargas was still standing.

Vargas appeared to protest the stoppage, but Vargas looked bad and wasn’t offering anything back. It was a justified stoppage in my eyes.

During the post-fight interview, Benn pointed out the impressiveness of his performance compared to other Vargas conquerors.

“A Statement made,” said Benn. “All those names you mentioned, no one banged him out in one round.”

Benn continued his interview alongside Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn and called out Amir Khan. Those two have gone back and forth verbally for some time. Before the fight, Benn told FanSided that he wasn’t paying attention to Khan’s or anyone’s words at the moment. He was focused on Vargas.

With Vargas out of the way, Benn wants to add to his résumé, and Khan would mark another step up. After his 80-second shellacking of  Vargas, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Benn isn’t the favorite against Khan.